239
239
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 239
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. it is the morning after the presidential debasement many americans are remembering not just what was said last night but over the weekend. remember the prediction that raised eyebrows just a few days ago? >> this whole race will be turned upside down come thursday morning. >> well, mitt romney has a lot more believers this morning after a commanding performance. most americans believe he trounced president obama in their first showdown. more on that in a moment. first, some of the reactions. even as the dust was settling. >> a week ago, people were saying this was over. we've got a horse race. mitt romney, his performance was head and shoulders above anything we've ever seen him do before. >> mitt romney rose to the moment tonight. in a way, frankly, that surprised me. >> it looked like romney wanted to be there and president obama didn't want to be there. >> dan lothian is in denver. morning, dan. mr. obama can't be feeling very good this morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, loo
i'm carol costello. it is the morning after the presidential debasement many americans are remembering not just what was said last night but over the weekend. remember the prediction that raised eyebrows just a few days ago? >> this whole race will be turned upside down come thursday morning. >> well, mitt romney has a lot more believers this morning after a commanding performance. most americans believe he trounced president obama in their first showdown. more on that in a moment....
306
306
Oct 15, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 306
favorite 0
quote 0
cnn newsroom with carol costello begins now. welcome back from vacation. >> thanks so much, soledad. good morning. stories we're watching in the "newsroom," round two, obama and romney. tomorrow night's debate, do or die. >>> plus this -- >> sometimes you have to get up really high to see how small you are. i'm going home now. >> amazing. a free fall from near outer space reaching 833 miles per hour. felix baumgartner blazes past the speed of sound and into the history books. >>> e-refund. e-book readers rejoice. a refund check might be in the mail. >>> and yankee pain. first a-rod. then jeter. now empty seats? it's bad when you can't sell out a playoff game. a playoff game. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. we start with round two. the big presidential debate. you guessed it. you will not see mitt romney or the president on the campaign trail today. because the clock is ticking. romney in massachusetts prepping for the debate.
cnn newsroom with carol costello begins now. welcome back from vacation. >> thanks so much, soledad. good morning. stories we're watching in the "newsroom," round two, obama and romney. tomorrow night's debate, do or die. >>> plus this -- >> sometimes you have to get up really high to see how small you are. i'm going home now. >> amazing. a free fall from near outer space reaching 833 miles per hour. felix baumgartner blazes past the speed of sound and into...
212
212
Oct 22, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. we start with breaking news this morning. cycling's governing body today handed down a so-called death sentence to lance armstrong. the group stripped armstrong of his seven tour de france titles and banned him from the start. it follows the anti-doping agency finding of overwhelming evidence that armstrong doped. >> we are here to answer your questions and to say to the cycling community, uci is listening and is on your side. we have come too far in the fight against doping to return to our past. cycling has a future, and something like this must never happen again. >> but that's not all. another sponsor, oakley sunglasses, announced it will no longer sponsor lance armstrong. bill strickland is bicycling magazine's aeditor at large and author of tour de lance. it's mind boggling, this colossal fall. >> inevitable at this point. but mind boggling when you hear the words. the seven tours, look at what he has won. now just a handful of races. it's going to be tough for people to deal with from here on out. >> lance armstrong wa
i'm carol costello. we start with breaking news this morning. cycling's governing body today handed down a so-called death sentence to lance armstrong. the group stripped armstrong of his seven tour de france titles and banned him from the start. it follows the anti-doping agency finding of overwhelming evidence that armstrong doped. >> we are here to answer your questions and to say to the cycling community, uci is listening and is on your side. we have come too far in the fight against...
263
263
Oct 26, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 263
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. it is 30 minutes past the hour. gross domestic product increased 2% in the third quarter. the gdp is our best measure of economic health. but while that number is better than expected, a senior economist atwells fargo called it just ho-hum. >>> upper west side nanny is accused stabbing to death two young children in her care. their mother returned home and found the children in a bathtub and the nanny nearby with what appeared to be self-inflicted stab wounds. the children were pronounced dead ata hospital. >>> hurricane sandy losing strength this morning over the bahamas, but it is still poised to cause some major league damage, expected to intensify and merge with a winter storm over the northeast, which could make for one damp halloween. sandy already being blamed for 21 deaths in the caribbean. >>> china blocks internet access inside the country to "the new york times" after the paper published an article, critici criticizing the fortune of china's premiere. "new york times" sea
i'm carol costello. it is 30 minutes past the hour. gross domestic product increased 2% in the third quarter. the gdp is our best measure of economic health. but while that number is better than expected, a senior economist atwells fargo called it just ho-hum. >>> upper west side nanny is accused stabbing to death two young children in her care. their mother returned home and found the children in a bathtub and the nanny nearby with what appeared to be self-inflicted stab wounds. the...
198
198
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 198
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. the countdown is on. first presidential debate 12 hours away. it's quiet now in magnus arena in denver. later it will provide the backdrop for what could be a game changer. as the candidates continue to prepare, a tape surfaces, one that "the daily caller" bills as obama's other race speech. a clip. >> quiet riots that take place every day are born from the same place as the fires and destruction and the police decked out in riot gear. this they happen when a sense of disconnect settles in and hope dissipates. despair takes hold in young people all across the country, look at the way the world is and believe that things are never going to get better. >> reality check. this tape is not new. it was an open press event recorded in its entirety in 2007. many media outlets, including cnn, extensively covered it. even tucker carlson himself covered it in 2007. >> barack obama was talking about a quiet riot today. it was not a reference to '80s heavy metal band unfortunately. the senator wad
i'm carol costello. the countdown is on. first presidential debate 12 hours away. it's quiet now in magnus arena in denver. later it will provide the backdrop for what could be a game changer. as the candidates continue to prepare, a tape surfaces, one that "the daily caller" bills as obama's other race speech. a clip. >> quiet riots that take place every day are born from the same place as the fires and destruction and the police decked out in riot gear. this they happen when a...
201
201
Oct 16, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 201
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. cnn "newsroom" continues now with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you very much, carol costello. nice to see you. and nice to see you, everybody. hi there, 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west coast. let's start here, three weeks and counting. that's how long we have until election day. and each day has its own challenges. today's is a debate. the second presidential debate this season. these debates seem even more critical when you look at this map. here you go. these are where the states have people already voting. so in these 18 states, if you hear something you like tonight, he can just run on out and cast your ballot tomorrow. five more states are going to join this list between today and next debate, next week. one of those five states is nevada, and it is a swing state. nevada. so we're going to tap into that undecided vote later on this hour. we'll ask questions about what makes these voters tick. what are they waiting for? and whether a second or even a third debate, for tha
i'm carol costello. cnn "newsroom" continues now with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you very much, carol costello. nice to see you. and nice to see you, everybody. hi there, 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west coast. let's start here, three weeks and counting. that's how long we have until election day. and each day has its own challenges. today's is a debate. the second presidential debate this season. these debates seem even more critical when you look at this map. here...
548
548
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 548
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. hours after millions of americans watched the final presidential debate, the obama campaign wants to reach millions more. just in to cnn, president obama is rolling out a brand new advertising campaign over the airwaves, internet and in glossy pamphlets. why? cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin joins us from the president's first stop today, del ray beach, florida. tell us about this new effort. >> reporter: hi, carol. fresh off the debate, the president is doing a tour of the battleground states. and he's delivering a message that he is fighting for the middle class and that he has a plan for his second term, answering critics who say he's not giving enough specifics. i guess they figured if you write it down, it looks specific. they have a 19-page glossy new plan for jobs and middle class security that really details a lot of what we've heard from him before on education, manufacturing, energy, getting the u.s. out of afghanistan over time and tax reform. i've looked
i'm carol costello. hours after millions of americans watched the final presidential debate, the obama campaign wants to reach millions more. just in to cnn, president obama is rolling out a brand new advertising campaign over the airwaves, internet and in glossy pamphlets. why? cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin joins us from the president's first stop today, del ray beach, florida. tell us about this new effort. >> reporter: hi, carol. fresh off the debate, the president...
191
191
Oct 1, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 191
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. it's just 36 days until the presidential election. the race still too close to call. and both mitt romney and barack obama will be virtually invisible today. why, you ask? well, they're hunkering town for wednesday's debate and a chance to deliver that made for tv moment that will have us all talking. after all, debate zingers are an american tradition. >> i'm counting on you. i'm counting on the fact that when the american people focus and push aside all the noise and all the nonsense and they remember the fact that all of us, whatever success we've achieved, we've achieved because we worked together. because we made sure everybody -- >> here you go again. >> i want you to know that also i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> t
i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. it's just 36 days until the presidential election. the race still too close to call. and both mitt romney and barack obama will be virtually invisible today. why, you ask? well, they're hunkering town for wednesday's debate and a chance to deliver that made for tv moment that will have us all talking. after all, debate zingers are an american tradition. >> i'm counting on you. i'm counting on the fact that when the american people...
200
200
Oct 24, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. we begin with new revelations that could cast a large shadow on the presidential race 13 days before the election. they involve the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and new questions about what the white house knew and when it knew it. as you might remember, the obama administration has been under fire for being slow to label the military-like siege an act of terrorism. four americans died in that attack, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. here's the latest. cnn has obtained government e-mails showing that just two hours -- just two hours after the attack, both the fbi and the state department were told that anise llamaist group was taking credit. here is one of those e-mails. embassy tripol ireports the group claimed responsibility on facebook and twitter and has called for an attack on embassy tripoli. the chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> this is clearly a place where they had wanted to have some terrorist success on the compound
i'm carol costello. we begin with new revelations that could cast a large shadow on the presidential race 13 days before the election. they involve the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and new questions about what the white house knew and when it knew it. as you might remember, the obama administration has been under fire for being slow to label the military-like siege an act of terrorism. four americans died in that attack, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher...
200
200
Oct 16, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. thank you very much for joining us. 12 hours before the big debate tonight and hillary clinton throws the president a lifeline. secretary of state taking full responsibility for the death of the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision. >> clinton made it very clear to cnn's elise labott she does not want to play the blame game, something that is sure toply out in tonight's president yl debate taking place at hofstra university ong long identity. dan lothian is there right now. i suspect that secretary clinton's comments certainly will make it easier for the president tonight. >> reporter: well, you know, what it does, it pl
i'm carol costello. thank you very much for joining us. 12 hours before the big debate tonight and hillary clinton throws the president a lifeline. secretary of state taking full responsibility for the death of the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made...
228
228
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 228
favorite 0
quote 0
i am carol costello. we begin on the campaign trail. president obama is raising cash and mitt romney is raising concerns. next hour romney will deliver a foreign policy speech ripping the administration's handling of the middle east and its many recent flash points. libya, syria, iran, romney has said that obama has weakened america's standing in the world. >> we face a time when there is turmoil in the middle east and other parts of the world and people are asking where is america? where is american leadership in this is a critical time. if we were to reelect president obama, i don't think we would measure up to the test of time. >> mark preston is in our washington bureau. good morning, mark. does romney have the standing himself to make foreign policy a critical campaign issue? >> i think it is too late in the campaign right now, carol, for mitt romney to really make big in roads on the issue of foreign policy. what he needs to do is really portray himself and present himself to the voters as somebody who is ready to step in as day o
i am carol costello. we begin on the campaign trail. president obama is raising cash and mitt romney is raising concerns. next hour romney will deliver a foreign policy speech ripping the administration's handling of the middle east and its many recent flash points. libya, syria, iran, romney has said that obama has weakened america's standing in the world. >> we face a time when there is turmoil in the middle east and other parts of the world and people are asking where is america? where...
200
200
Oct 31, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. we begin this hour, of course, with the aftermath of superstorm sandi and full scope of devastation that's just now coming into view. these are new pictures just in to cnn minutes ago. the storm's death toll in the united states stands now at 40. new york police say 22 were killed in the city alone. check out this video from an nypd helicopter. across the region, thousands of people had to be rescued from their flooded homes. many were chased to their rooftops to escape the rising waters. today, as national guard troops roll into overwhelmed towns and villages, normalcy seems so far out of reach. more than 6 million homes and businesses still without power. and many will be shivering bus they don't have heat either for days and days to come. we have a lot to cover this morning. let's begin by narrowing our focus. first stop, new jersey. some of the most jaw-dropping images are coming in from the jersey shore. the resort area that has entertained vacationing americans for generations,
i'm carol costello. we begin this hour, of course, with the aftermath of superstorm sandi and full scope of devastation that's just now coming into view. these are new pictures just in to cnn minutes ago. the storm's death toll in the united states stands now at 40. new york police say 22 were killed in the city alone. check out this video from an nypd helicopter. across the region, thousands of people had to be rescued from their flooded homes. many were chased to their rooftops to escape the...
243
243
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 243
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. >> hello, everyone. i'm ashley. it is 11:00 on the east coast and 8:00 on the west coast. good morning to you, california! >>> how about that debate last night? you didn't catch that long awaited first-ever head-to-head matchup between president and his republican challenger, the obama camp is probably somewhat grateful that you didn't. but if you did catch it, you may not be surprised by numbers like these. two-thirds of debate watchers polled by cnn and orc believe that mitt romney bested the president. that is the biggest win of any presidential debater since we first started asking the questions of that back in 1984. check out this number. 82% said that mitt romney did better than they expected, but only 1 in 10 said he did worse. as for the president's performance, 6 in 10 say that he did worse than expected. just 2 in 10 said he actually did better. cnn's dana bash joins me now with more about the stats and the sound bites and to borrow a line from our friend and our colleague james carville, the president wan
i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. >> hello, everyone. i'm ashley. it is 11:00 on the east coast and 8:00 on the west coast. good morning to you, california! >>> how about that debate last night? you didn't catch that long awaited first-ever head-to-head matchup between president and his republican challenger, the obama camp is probably somewhat grateful that you didn't. but if you did catch it, you may not be surprised by numbers like these. two-thirds of debate...
179
179
Oct 15, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. we continue now with ashleigh b banfield. >> thank you, carol. let's bring in paul steinhauser, who is in hampstead, new york, the site of the second presidential debate. the numbers start today, a fresh new week. what do they tell us? >> the horse race, right? this is a brand new cnn poll. there have been seven surveys since that first presidential debate. we average them all together and there you go. there's about as close can you get. 47% likely voters for the president, 47% supporting mitt romney. you look at new national polls that have come out in the last day and you see other numbers behind the numbers. mitt romney's favorable rating seems to be rising a little bit. that's very important as well. the battle for the white house is not a national battle. it's a race for the states and their electoral votes. if you look at the states polls, it's pretty tight as well in the states. >> they say they don't necessarily pay attention to all the polls. they say they do their internal polls but my spidey senses say they look at all the polls, thos
i'm carol costello. we continue now with ashleigh b banfield. >> thank you, carol. let's bring in paul steinhauser, who is in hampstead, new york, the site of the second presidential debate. the numbers start today, a fresh new week. what do they tell us? >> the horse race, right? this is a brand new cnn poll. there have been seven surveys since that first presidential debate. we average them all together and there you go. there's about as close can you get. 47% likely voters for...
271
271
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 271
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. this latest debate was a slug fest. for 90 minutes, town hall meeting between president barack obama and governor romney was intense. each capped date using his time and, in many cases, going way over to stay on the attack. in our cnn/orc poll taken right after the debate, president obama came out on top. 46% of debate watchers say the president won while 39% claimed romney was the winner. that's within the margin of error. we have complete debate analysis, but we begin with our senior congress iional correspondent dana bash with more on the fireworks from hofstra. >> you may think a debate in front of undeclared, persuadable voters would produce polite performances. >> production is up. >> is down. >> no, it isn't. >> reporter: think again. at times this town hall looked like a schoolyard brawl. >> not true governor romney. >> how much did you cut them back? >> not true. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut them by? >> you want me to answer. >> how much did you cut them by. >> reporter: if memo
i'm carol costello. this latest debate was a slug fest. for 90 minutes, town hall meeting between president barack obama and governor romney was intense. each capped date using his time and, in many cases, going way over to stay on the attack. in our cnn/orc poll taken right after the debate, president obama came out on top. 46% of debate watchers say the president won while 39% claimed romney was the winner. that's within the margin of error. we have complete debate analysis, but we begin with...
421
421
Oct 25, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 421
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. president obama is about to take the stage in tampa. and he'll have some big news to celebrate with his supporters. just over an hour ago, republican with vast crossover aappeal announced his endorsement for obama. listen to this from former secretary of state colin powell. >> i voted for him in 2008 and plan to stick with him in 2012 and i'll be voting for he and vice president joe biden next month. >> that's an endorsement for president obama for re-election? >> yes. >> jessica yellin, many say colin powell is a rino, republican in name only. will this endorsement matter? >> reporter: he has flown overnight from las vegas, on this nonstop battleground tour to the states he feels he has to lock up to help win the white house again. carol, the bottom line with endorsements is that they tend not to move votes. so that's no different with colin powell. what is meaningful about the endorsement by powell is what he actually said. and if you listen to it,
i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. president obama is about to take the stage in tampa. and he'll have some big news to celebrate with his supporters. just over an hour ago, republican with vast crossover aappeal announced his endorsement for obama. listen to this from former secretary of state colin powell. >> i voted for him in 2008 and plan to stick with him in 2012 and i'll be voting for he and vice president joe biden next month. >> that's an endorsement for...
1,113
1.1K
Oct 18, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 1,113
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. the opening bell just rang. initial jobless claims for last week spiked 46,000 from the previous week, which was the lowest in four years. >>> authorities have arrest aid man they say tried to blow up the federal reserve bank in new york. prosecutors say the 21-year-old from bangladesh was apparently motivated by al qaeda, but they don't believe he had any accomplices. the suspect was caught in a sting operation. the public, according to the i fbi, was never at risk. >>> and cuba tries to squash speculation fidel castro is near death. state media has put out a message said to be from him and also quotes his son who says castro is doing well. fidel castro has not been seen publicly since march. >>> mitt romney's son comes out swinging, as in he would like to take a swing at the president. seems tagg is not so happy about the way mr. obama talked about his dad at the big debate, specifically how obama called out the governor in real time. >> candy, what governor romney said just isn't t
i'm carol costello. the opening bell just rang. initial jobless claims for last week spiked 46,000 from the previous week, which was the lowest in four years. >>> authorities have arrest aid man they say tried to blow up the federal reserve bank in new york. prosecutors say the 21-year-old from bangladesh was apparently motivated by al qaeda, but they don't believe he had any accomplices. the suspect was caught in a sting operation. the public, according to the i fbi, was never at...
203
203
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. one of the most reviled men in the country faces sentencing. the hearing is scheduled to start right now for convicted child rapist jerry sandusky, former football coach at penn state faces life in prison for 45 counts of child sex abuse. a ajury found he sexually abused ten boys over a 15-year period. some of those victims and sandusky himself are expected to address the judge during this morning's aproceedings. the most stunning development may have come hours ago, releasing an audio recording from jail, saying he is the victim. >> they can take away my life. they can make me out as a monster. they can treat me as a monster but they can't take away my heart. in my heart i know i did not do these alleged, disgust iing act as. my wife has been my only sex partner and that was after marriage. our love continues. a young man who is dramatic, veteran accuser and always sought attention astarted everything. he was joined by a well-orchestrated effort of the media, investigators, the system, penn state, psychologists, civil attorneys and other accus
i'm carol costello. one of the most reviled men in the country faces sentencing. the hearing is scheduled to start right now for convicted child rapist jerry sandusky, former football coach at penn state faces life in prison for 45 counts of child sex abuse. a ajury found he sexually abused ten boys over a 15-year period. some of those victims and sandusky himself are expected to address the judge during this morning's aproceedings. the most stunning development may have come hours ago,...
364
364
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 364
favorite 0
quote 0
hello, carol. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. breaking news on the economy. new jobless numbers are in. guess what? the unemployment rate is now below 8%. so let's had head straight back to new york. christine romans is there to break these numbers down for us. good morning, christine. >> good morning, carol. 7.8% is the unemployment rate now, fell from 8.1%. and 114,000 jobs were created in the month. carol, there's another number here, 86,000. that's how many jobs were add in july and august that government auditor didn't notice in the beginning. they revised their numbers. actually, july, august were stronger than expected to the tune of 86,000. 7.8% unemployment rate. what does that mean? the best since january 2009. when we dig within these numbers, carol, we can also see that some 418,000 people entered the workforce in the month. they are feeling a little more confident about things. either that or they've been out of the workforce for so long they've got to try to get in and get a job. you've got more people coming into the workforce. overall, 114,000
hello, carol. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. breaking news on the economy. new jobless numbers are in. guess what? the unemployment rate is now below 8%. so let's had head straight back to new york. christine romans is there to break these numbers down for us. good morning, christine. >> good morning, carol. 7.8% is the unemployment rate now, fell from 8.1%. and 114,000 jobs were created in the month. carol, there's another number here, 86,000. that's how many jobs...
277
277
Oct 2, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 277
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. it's 30 past the hour. just minutes ago, a pennsylvania judge ordered a halt to a state law that requires voters to show a photo i.d. before casting their ballots. critics argue the law unfairly targeted minorities and the poor with just five weeks before the presidential election, the judge's ruling is likely to face an appeal from the losing side. >>> in chicago, the teachers union is urging its members to vote yes today on an agreement with chicago's board of education. union members are encouraged to approve raises of 17% over four years and merit pay reform and measures to ensure job security. results expected wednesday or thursday. >>> to the vatican where pope benedict's former butler is taking the stand and defending himself. he's charged with stealing expensive documents that embarrassed the vatican. those point to corruption and power struggles within the church. >>> the presidential candidates have been down playing their debate performances over the past couple of weeks. president obama said tha
i'm carol costello. it's 30 past the hour. just minutes ago, a pennsylvania judge ordered a halt to a state law that requires voters to show a photo i.d. before casting their ballots. critics argue the law unfairly targeted minorities and the poor with just five weeks before the presidential election, the judge's ruling is likely to face an appeal from the losing side. >>> in chicago, the teachers union is urging its members to vote yes today on an agreement with chicago's board of...
298
298
Oct 29, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 298
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. thank you so much for being with us. we begin this morning with hurricane sandy, within hours expected to explode into this superstorm. most of us have never season anything like it in our lifetime. already huge, tropical storm force winds spanning a width of nearly 1,000 mimes. it's aiming at the heart of the east coast, the most heavily populated corridor in the country. 50 million people are expected to feel the effects. hundreds of thousands are now under evacuation orders. fema predicts damage costs of about $3 billion just for wind damage alone. heavy rains or snow, storm surges, widespread flooding across the region depending upon where you live. we're also following a drama unfolding out to sea. a rescue is under way for the crew of the hms bounty, the ship built for the hollywood movie "mutiny on bounty." unbelievable. we'll have more on that es cue in just a minute. let's begin with the first reports of power outages. they're already rolling in. see meteorologist rob marciano is in the iconic new jersey town of
i'm carol costello. thank you so much for being with us. we begin this morning with hurricane sandy, within hours expected to explode into this superstorm. most of us have never season anything like it in our lifetime. already huge, tropical storm force winds spanning a width of nearly 1,000 mimes. it's aiming at the heart of the east coast, the most heavily populated corridor in the country. 50 million people are expected to feel the effects. hundreds of thousands are now under evacuation...
227
227
Oct 24, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. we continue now with ashleigh banfield. >> thanks very much, carol. i'm ashleigh banfield in new york. it's 11:00 on the east coast and 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. 13 days until the election. 13 days to get your base energized. get your supporters to the polls. and talk to as many undecideds as possible. and really, we're only talking about a handful of states here. you want to stay on point. no distractions, no blunders. so you can imagine what it was like for mitt romney to wake up today and hear about this. republican tea party-backed candidate richard mourdock running for the u.s. senate in a close race in indiana told a at any time audience that children conceived in rape are still god's gift, and part of god's will. >> i believe that life begins at conception. the only exception i have for -- to have an abortion is in that case of the life of the mother. i just -- i struggled with it myself for a long time, but i cape to realize, life is that gift from god. and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is somethi
i'm carol costello. we continue now with ashleigh banfield. >> thanks very much, carol. i'm ashleigh banfield in new york. it's 11:00 on the east coast and 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. 13 days until the election. 13 days to get your base energized. get your supporters to the polls. and talk to as many undecideds as possible. and really, we're only talking about a handful of states here. you want to stay on point. no distractions, no blunders. so you can imagine what it was like for mitt...
184
184
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues now with ashleigh banfield. >> hi, everybody. i'm ashleigh banfield. nice to have you with us. it is 11:00 here on the east coast and 8:00 on the west coast. so u.s. coasters and all you late sleepers on the east coast, you are not, in fact, waking up in a time warp this morning. though you may wonder when your eyes fall on this. the u.s. jobless rate for september. that's not a typo, folks. no way, no how. 7.8%, .3% lower than the number back in august. and the lowest number since january '09. the month president obama took office. actual jobs added, less of a bombshell here, only 114,000. most of them in health care, transportation, financial services. manufacturing jobs actually took a hit last month. 16,000 of them gone in the manufacturing sector. but why would i crunch these numbers when we have the expert in the business, ali velshi, joining me live. let's leave politics out of it. let's talk numbers, facts, sheer numbers and what they s about our econo
i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues now with ashleigh banfield. >> hi, everybody. i'm ashleigh banfield. nice to have you with us. it is 11:00 here on the east coast and 8:00 on the west coast. so u.s. coasters and all you late sleepers on the east coast, you are not, in fact, waking up in a time warp this morning. though you may wonder when your eyes fall on this. the u.s. jobless rate for september. that's not a typo, folks. no way, no...
352
352
Oct 19, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 352
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm carol costello. we begin with breaking news out of the middle east where a car bomb has rocked the city of beirut. at least five people have been injured. three of them seriously in the attack. nick paton walsh describing the scene as one of chaos. we will continue to monitor the story and bring any new developments. >>> on to politics but not the kind you are probably used to. take a deep breath and laugh. the presidential candidates and their wives skipped the campaign trail and hit the circuit, a new way perhaps to reach out to undecided voters. ann romney went to "the view." michelle obama went to kelly ripa. and the alford e. smith memorial dinner, a roast featuring presidential candidates. >> earlier today i went shopping at stores in mid town. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in mid town. >> we are down to the final months of the president's term. as president obama surveys the banquet room with everyone in white tie and finery you have to wonder what he's thinking. s
i'm carol costello. we begin with breaking news out of the middle east where a car bomb has rocked the city of beirut. at least five people have been injured. three of them seriously in the attack. nick paton walsh describing the scene as one of chaos. we will continue to monitor the story and bring any new developments. >>> on to politics but not the kind you are probably used to. take a deep breath and laugh. the presidential candidates and their wives skipped the campaign trail and...
223
223
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 223
favorite 0
quote 0
let's get right to cnn "newsroom" with carol costello. don't laugh at them, carol. >> no, i really do. thank you, soledad. >>> round two in the bag, in your face and personal. >> i don't think anyone really bloevs that you're a person who will be pushing for oil and gas
let's get right to cnn "newsroom" with carol costello. don't laugh at them, carol. >> no, i really do. thank you, soledad. >>> round two in the bag, in your face and personal. >> i don't think anyone really bloevs that you're a person who will be pushing for oil and gas
266
266
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 266
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm don lemon in for carol costello. opening bell. new york stock exchange rang just about 30 seconds ago. u.s. stocks are poised for a lower open this morning. investors are worried about china's slowing economic growth. they're also keeping an eye on economic data from the census bureau and federal reserve today. we'll watch that for you. >>> former general electric ceo john welch not backing down from his recent comment about the jobs report and economic development. he says that the 7.8% number was m manipulated. he said that the criticism of his comments is something he would expect in soviet russia or communist china. >>> congress iional hearing begs in about 2 1/2 hours. the subject, the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. the state department top security official in libya had asked for more security in benghazi, but received no respon response. >>> abortion rights have always been a hot button issue in political campaigns. and this one is no exception. in an interview with the des moines reg
i'm don lemon in for carol costello. opening bell. new york stock exchange rang just about 30 seconds ago. u.s. stocks are poised for a lower open this morning. investors are worried about china's slowing economic growth. they're also keeping an eye on economic data from the census bureau and federal reserve today. we'll watch that for you. >>> former general electric ceo john welch not backing down from his recent comment about the jobs report and economic development. he says that...
212
212
Oct 22, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
we want to send it right to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello which begins right now. see you back here tomorrow morning for "starting
we want to send it right to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello which begins right now. see you back here tomorrow morning for "starting
222
222
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
don lemon sitting in for carol costello this morning. the undercard of the title fight. now just 11 hours until the bell rings at the vice presidential debate. paul ryan trying to cheap new republican momentum alive and joe biden facing a formidable foe in himself, of course. most voters view him unfavorably according to a new poll from the pew center nap 51% compared to 39% who hold a favorable opinion. ryan better in both areas. 44% favorable compared to 40% unfavorable. dana bash sat down with paul ryan for an exclusive interview and dana joins us this morning. did he tell you how he prepared for tonight's one and only vice presidential debate? i'm sure he was meticulous? >> reporter: very meticulous, that is the perfect way to describe how he described himself. a lot of reading. a lot of studying and, really, he's been doing it since just about the moment mitt romney picked him as the vice presidential running mate. he also has had those mock debates that we talked a lot about before the presidential debate. he has been doing those with ted olson who is the renowned
don lemon sitting in for carol costello this morning. the undercard of the title fight. now just 11 hours until the bell rings at the vice presidential debate. paul ryan trying to cheap new republican momentum alive and joe biden facing a formidable foe in himself, of course. most voters view him unfavorably according to a new poll from the pew center nap 51% compared to 39% who hold a favorable opinion. ryan better in both areas. 44% favorable compared to 40% unfavorable. dana bash sat down...
212
212
Oct 29, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
carol costello is in alexandria, virginia, across the patomac river. what's the biggest concern for folks right there where you are watching? >> reporter: there are so many concerns, suzanne, i can't possibly enumerate them all, but i'm going to giver it a shot. the rain is starting to come down harder. earlier it had felt like a weird early fall storm, the kind that made you really uncomfortable. certainly not like a hurricane because it's cold outside. i am in old town, alexandria, which is on the bank of the potomac river. it's right beside me. when the tide rises in the atlantic ocean, it pushes the water of the potomac river up and maybe over its banks. it happens a lot here. high tide is expected at 9:00 tonight. there's also going to be a full moon, so that makes the tide even higher. it make the business owners here even more worried. you can see how close the businesses are to the potomac river. they're literally like, what, a couple of feet. business owners have been preparing for the last several days. oddly enough, though, i talk to the may
carol costello is in alexandria, virginia, across the patomac river. what's the biggest concern for folks right there where you are watching? >> reporter: there are so many concerns, suzanne, i can't possibly enumerate them all, but i'm going to giver it a shot. the rain is starting to come down harder. earlier it had felt like a weird early fall storm, the kind that made you really uncomfortable. certainly not like a hurricane because it's cold outside. i am in old town, alexandria,...
163
163
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm don lemon in for carol co costello. glad it's friday. i know you were up late, watching the debate. all it needed was a ring announcer, right? prime time slug fest known as the vice presidential debate lives up or down to expectations. in this corner, joe biden, the experienced brawler, squaring off with the challenger, up and comer, paul ryan. both men trying to win on points. both men doling out punishment. listen to this. >> you can cut tax rates by 20% and still preserve these important preferences for middle class taxpayers. >> not mathematically possible. >> it is mathematically possible. it's been done before. >> it has never been done before. >> it's been done a couple of times actually. jack kennedy lowered tax increase growth rate. >> now you're jack kennedy? >> so who won? we asked folks who watched the debate who won. according to the cnn/orc poll 48% said ryan performed better. 44% gave it to joe biden. that's within the margin of error. let's get some perspective on this. jessica yellin is our chief white house corresponden
i'm don lemon in for carol co costello. glad it's friday. i know you were up late, watching the debate. all it needed was a ring announcer, right? prime time slug fest known as the vice presidential debate lives up or down to expectations. in this corner, joe biden, the experienced brawler, squaring off with the challenger, up and comer, paul ryan. both men trying to win on points. both men doling out punishment. listen to this. >> you can cut tax rates by 20% and still preserve these...